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Why would southern slave holders say that they treat their slaves better than northern factory owners did their free labor factor workers?
because southern slaves are stupid
Who were the southern gentry?
Slave holders were considered the highest of the social class. The only way to achieve upward mobility was to own more slaves.
What role did plantation owners small slave holders independent white farmers poor whites free blacks and black slaves each have in the southern social order?
because they pooed
Compare the attitudes and practices regarding slavery and race relation in the north and south?
The North supported abolition and tended to look down on slave holders. On the other hand, the South needed the slaves in order to maintain their high standards of living. Without slaves the large property owners in the South would begin to fail.
What effect did John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry have on the nation?
It was a precursor to the Civil War. Southern slave holders saw that northern abolitionists were willing to resort to violence to end slavery. This in turn caused them to want to secede out of fear.
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